Yet another House member calls for Holder's resignation

This week, Representative Ben Quayle (R-AZ) became the 57th member of
Congress to call for the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder
over the Fast and Furious scandal. In a statement, Rep. Quayle said:

"Fast
and Furious was a fundamentally flawed operation. Since its
implementation, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and numerous
Mexican citizens have been killed by criminals using weapons that were
allowed to ‘walk’ during the program. These weapons continue to pose a
grave threat to people living near the Southern border. These facts
alone signify a lack of leadership and control within the Justice
Department that warrant the removal of those people who authorized and
failed to supervise this damaging operation.

“When
the incredible failures of Fast and Furious came to light, Attorney
General Holder and his subordinates chose the route of evasion over
forthrightness. They provided documents to Congress only when compelled
to produce them with subpoena. These documents revealed that on
February 4, 2011, senior officials at the Justice Department, the ATF
and the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office responded to an inquiry by
Senator Charles Grassley with a letter that contained categorically
false information. Ten months later, the Justice Department was forced
to rescind that letter—a move the attorney general acknowledged is
extremely rare. During last week’s testimony before the House Judiciary
Committee, the attorney general refused to take responsibility or hold
any of his subordinates accountable for their handling of Fast and
Furious. Mr. Holder himself called the operation ‘wholly unacceptable’
and ‘fundamentally flawed.’

“The fact that he hasn’t fired a
single person shows that Attorney General Holder is more concerned with
protecting himself and his political appointees than holding
individuals accountable for Fast and Furious. I have refrained from
calling for his resignation until he had a chance to testify before the
Judiciary Committee. Asking for a cabinet member to resign is a
serious step and one I take very seriously. After reflecting on last
week’s testimony, the operation, and Mr. Holder’s handling of the
fallout, I have lost all confidence in his ability to lead the Justice
Department. I call for his immediate resignation.”